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HR 10595 — 119th Congress
Adds new labor protections barring employers from permanently replacing striking workers, using lockouts to pressure bargaining, misclassifying workers, forcing employees into employer campaigns, and requires keeping current pay and terms during bargaining.
Prevents investment firms from using tax credits to lower or cancel the new surtax, ensuring it is paid in full.
Sets how partnership interests given as pay for services are valued and taxed, requiring recipients to include their fair market value as income in the year received.
Makes private equity funds and their investors legally responsible for the debts and obligations of companies they control, including loans, fines, layoff penalties, and pension promises. Contracts trying to avoid this are overridden. Stops companies bought by private equity funds from closing a plant or conducting mass layoffs and then moving those jobs overseas. The Labor Department sets the rules. Lets workers and creditors sue in federal court to undo banned payouts and recover assets, with legal fees paid if they win. Transfers that break the rules are void and facilitators share liability. Voids any contract where a bought company shields its private equity owner from legal liability. This closes a loophole letting fund owners avoid responsibility through indemnification deals. Bars companies bought by private equity funds from paying out cash to owners for four years after purchase, then caps future payouts. This limits stripping value from acquired firms.
Bars any person or entity that sells or pledges assets to a real estate investment trust (REIT) from participating in federal health care programs. Deals made before enactment are protected.
Tightens limits on executive pay during bankruptcy by extending rules to more employees, banning performance bonuses, raising the proof standard, blocking pay if worker severance was cut, and requiring court approval benchmarked against peers. Lets bankruptcy trustees recover bonuses and incentive pay given to executives before filing, bars a common defense, and lets creditor committees pursue recovery if the trustee does not act. Treats unpaid wages and benefits owed after a bankruptcy filing as costs chargeable against secured lenders' collateral, so workers are paid ahead of those lenders for these amounts. Gives back pay, penalties, and damages for labor and employment law violations top-priority status in bankruptcy, and clarifies how layoff-notice penalties are counted.
Requires the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to make private equity funds that control companies publicly report detailed financial, ownership, debt, fee, and political spending information each year. Bars investment advisers from requiring clients to waive fiduciary duties and requires private fund general partners to offer the same terms to all limited partners. Treats private fund assets as pension plan assets and makes fund managers legally responsible fiduciaries when pension plans invest, subjecting them to retirement law duties and liability.
Removes real estate investment trust (REIT) dividends from the 20 percent pass-through deduction, raising the tax on income from REIT investments.
Requires bankruptcy courts to weigh job preservation when approving company sales, makes buyers disclose workforce impact plans, and lets courts enforce those commitments. Gives people holding unused gift cards a priority claim in bankruptcy, up to $1,800 each, when a merchant goes bankrupt, placing them alongside deposit holders.
Removes a special tax rule that let real estate investment trust (REIT) subsidiaries collect rent from health care properties without losing REIT tax status.
Strengthens workers' claims in bankruptcy by doubling the priority cap for unpaid wages and benefits to $20,000, removing time limits on wage claims, and treating severance as earned at layoff.
Gives creditor committees power to investigate conflicted company officers and to bring or settle lawsuits against insiders when company managers may be compromised. Removes legal protection that shielded buyout-related payments from being undone in bankruptcy. Trustees can now reverse transfers tied to a change in company control. Creates a presumption that payments tied to a company's change in control were made while insolvent and unfairly, making them easier to reverse in bankruptcy. Extends the time window for reversing fraudulent transfers tied to a change in company control to fifteen years, far longer than current limits. Requires courts to treat separate but connected steps of a deal as one transaction when deciding whether transfers can be undone in bankruptcy.
Removes a bankruptcy provision governing how debtors handle commercial real estate lease assumptions, changing the rules for commercial lease disputes in bankruptcy.
Requires managers of collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) to hold a share of the credit risk in deals they manage, treating them like other securitizers under securities law. Makes it unlawful to willfully try to dodge any part of this law through agreements, transactions, or how a business is structured.
Except as otherwise provided by the Secretary, an interest shall not fail to be treated as satisfying the requirement of paragraph (1)(A) merely because the allocations made by the partnership to such interest do not reflect the cost of services described in subsection (c)(2) which are provided…
Except as otherwise provided by the Secretary, in the case of a domestic C corporation— subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to any item allocated to such corporation with respect to any investment services partnership interest (or to any gain or loss with respect to the disposition of such an…
Except as otherwise provided by the Secretary, in the case of an exchange of an interest in a publicly traded partnership (as defined in section 7704) to which subsection (a) applies— this section shall be applied without regard to subsections (a)(3), (b)(1)(A)(iii), and (f)(3), and such…
Protects people and entities that pledged assets to a real estate investment trust (REIT) before this law takes effect from the new health care program exclusion.
In the case of any portion of an investment services partnership interest which is a qualified capital interest, all items of gain and loss (and any dividends) which are allocated to such qualified capital interest shall not be taken into account under subsection (a) if— allocations of items are…
A rule similar to the rule of section 710(d) shall apply for purposes of clause (i).
A rule similar to the rule of section 710(d) shall apply for purposes of applying paragraph (1)(B).
Requires investment funds that get federal or state government money to publicly report detailed financial and workforce information, including pay ratios and who owns them. Bars funds that receive government money from buying other companies or paying out to shareholders for two years after getting the funds.
Directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to require private fund advisers to report their investments and loans every quarter, giving regulators more frequent data. Requires investment advisers to give prospective investors detailed information about all funds they manage, including performance, portfolio company bankruptcies, regulatory actions, and exit strategies.
A rule similar to the rule of section 710(d) shall apply for purposes of clause (i).
A rule similar to the rule of section 710(d) shall apply for purposes of applying paragraph (1)(B).
Requires investment funds that get federal or state government money to publicly report detailed financial and workforce information, including pay ratios and who owns them. Bars funds that receive government money from buying other companies or paying out to shareholders for two years after getting the funds.
Directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to require private fund advisers to report their investments and loans every quarter, giving regulators more frequent data. Requires investment advisers to give prospective investors detailed information about all funds they manage, including performance, portfolio company bankruptcies, regulatory actions, and exit strategies.
This bill changes the rules for private equity firms, hedge funds, and the companies they buy. It aims to stop investors from profiting while the companies they control fail. It makes fund owners legally responsible for the debts of companies they control, limits how much money they can pull out, and taxes certain payments heavily. Among other elements, the bill * makes fund owners jointly liable for debts, penalties, and pension obligations of controlled companies; * limits cash payouts and bans sending jobs overseas after mass layoffs; * taxes carried interest and certain fund payments as ordinary income, ending lower rates; * strengthens worker and consumer protections in bankruptcy, including wages and gift cards; * adds new labor protections for striking workers; * restricts executive pay during bankruptcy; and * requires funds to publicly disclose detailed financial and political information.
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Adds new labor protections barring employers from permanently replacing striking workers, using lockouts to pressure bargaining, misclassifying workers, forcing employees into employer campaigns, and requires keeping current pay and terms during bargaining.
Regulatory or Legal Changes
Prevents investment firms from using tax credits to lower or cancel the new surtax, ensuring it is paid in full.
Funding / Appropriations
Sets how partnership interests given as pay for services are valued and taxed, requiring recipients to include their fair market value as income in the year received.
Funding / Appropriations
Makes private equity funds and their investors legally responsible for the debts and obligations of companies they control, including loans, fines, layoff penalties, and pension promises. Contracts trying to avoid this are overridden. Stops companies bought by private equity funds from closing a plant or conducting mass layoffs and then moving those jobs overseas. The Labor Department sets the rules. Lets workers and creditors sue in federal court to undo banned payouts and recover assets, with legal fees paid if they win. Transfers that break the rules are void and facilitators share liability. Voids any contract where a bought company shields its private equity owner from legal liability. This closes a loophole letting fund owners avoid responsibility through indemnification deals. Bars companies bought by private equity funds from paying out cash to owners for four years after purchase, then caps future payouts. This limits stripping value from acquired firms.
Regulatory or Legal Changes
Bars any person or entity that sells or pledges assets to a real estate investment trust (REIT) from participating in federal health care programs. Deals made before enactment are protected.
Regulatory or Legal Changes
Tightens limits on executive pay during bankruptcy by extending rules to more employees, banning performance bonuses, raising the proof standard, blocking pay if worker severance was cut, and requiring court approval benchmarked against peers. Lets bankruptcy trustees recover bonuses and incentive pay given to executives before filing, bars a common defense, and lets creditor committees pursue recovery if the trustee does not act. Treats unpaid wages and benefits owed after a bankruptcy filing as costs chargeable against secured lenders' collateral, so workers are paid ahead of those lenders for these amounts. Gives back pay, penalties, and damages for labor and employment law violations top-priority status in bankruptcy, and clarifies how layoff-notice penalties are counted.
Regulatory or Legal Changes (optional)
Requires the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to make private equity funds that control companies publicly report detailed financial, ownership, debt, fee, and political spending information each year. Bars investment advisers from requiring clients to waive fiduciary duties and requires private fund general partners to offer the same terms to all limited partners. Treats private fund assets as pension plan assets and makes fund managers legally responsible fiduciaries when pension plans invest, subjecting them to retirement law duties and liability.
Regulatory or Legal Changes (optional)
Removes real estate investment trust (REIT) dividends from the 20 percent pass-through deduction, raising the tax on income from REIT investments.
Funding / Appropriations (optional)
Requires bankruptcy courts to weigh job preservation when approving company sales, makes buyers disclose workforce impact plans, and lets courts enforce those commitments. Gives people holding unused gift cards a priority claim in bankruptcy, up to $1,800 each, when a merchant goes bankrupt, placing them alongside deposit holders.
Regulatory or Legal Changes (optional)
Removes a special tax rule that let real estate investment trust (REIT) subsidiaries collect rent from health care properties without losing REIT tax status.
Funding / Appropriations (optional)
Strengthens workers' claims in bankruptcy by doubling the priority cap for unpaid wages and benefits to $20,000, removing time limits on wage claims, and treating severance as earned at layoff.
Regulatory or Legal Changes (optional)
Gives creditor committees power to investigate conflicted company officers and to bring or settle lawsuits against insiders when company managers may be compromised. Removes legal protection that shielded buyout-related payments from being undone in bankruptcy. Trustees can now reverse transfers tied to a change in company control. Creates a presumption that payments tied to a company's change in control were made while insolvent and unfairly, making them easier to reverse in bankruptcy. Extends the time window for reversing fraudulent transfers tied to a change in company control to fifteen years, far longer than current limits. Requires courts to treat separate but connected steps of a deal as one transaction when deciding whether transfers can be undone in bankruptcy.
Implementation & Enforcement (optional)
Removes a bankruptcy provision governing how debtors handle commercial real estate lease assumptions, changing the rules for commercial lease disputes in bankruptcy.
Regulatory or Legal Changes (optional)
Requires managers of collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) to hold a share of the credit risk in deals they manage, treating them like other securitizers under securities law. Makes it unlawful to willfully try to dodge any part of this law through agreements, transactions, or how a business is structured.
Regulatory or Legal Changes (optional)
Except as otherwise provided by the Secretary, an interest shall not fail to be treated as satisfying the requirement of paragraph (1)(A) merely because the allocations made by the partnership to such interest do not reflect the cost of services described in subsection (c)(2) which are provided…
Carve-outs, Exemptions, Eligibility (optional)
Except as otherwise provided by the Secretary, in the case of a domestic C corporation— subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to any item allocated to such corporation with respect to any investment services partnership interest (or to any gain or loss with respect to the disposition of such an…
Carve-outs, Exemptions, Eligibility (optional)
Except as otherwise provided by the Secretary, in the case of an exchange of an interest in a publicly traded partnership (as defined in section 7704) to which subsection (a) applies— this section shall be applied without regard to subsections (a)(3), (b)(1)(A)(iii), and (f)(3), and such…
Carve-outs, Exemptions, Eligibility (optional)
Protects people and entities that pledged assets to a real estate investment trust (REIT) before this law takes effect from the new health care program exclusion.
Carve-outs, Exemptions, Eligibility (optional)
In the case of any portion of an investment services partnership interest which is a qualified capital interest, all items of gain and loss (and any dividends) which are allocated to such qualified capital interest shall not be taken into account under subsection (a) if— allocations of items are…
Carve-outs, Exemptions, Eligibility (optional)
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